About Danny McBride

Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.
Personal life:
McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia. His mother and stepfather work at Marine Corps Base Quantico as civilian support. On his father's side, McBride has ancestors from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride has stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her". He was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he graduated from Courtland High School and attended North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
McBride married Gia Ruiz in October 2010, at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, California. The couple has a son, Declan, born in 2011.
Career:
In 2006, McBride played Fred Simmons in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. He appeared in character as Simmons to promote the film on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008. He wrote and starred in the HBO original comedy series Eastbound & Down (also a collaboration with Hill and Best), as Kenny Powers, a washed up former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues. The show was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, and the pilot episode premiered on February 15, 2009 featuring guest appearances from frequent collaborators Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson.
On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season. On July 2, 2012 HBO renewed the series for a fourth season. In March 2009, because of his role as Powers, he received an offer to play professional baseball for the Pensacola Pelicans, a minor league team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with K-Swiss shoes and played the eponymous roadie in the Tenacious D music video for "Roadie" in 2012. Additional film appearances include All the Real Girls, Hot Rod, Land of the Lost, 30 Minutes or Less, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Observe and Report, Due Date, Your Highness and This Is the End.
Frequent collaborations
Year
Title
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Jonah Hill
Jay Baruchel
Danny McBride
Craig Robinson
Steve Carell
Paul Rudd
Jason Segel
Elizabeth Banks
Judd Apatow
Leslie Mann
Michael Cera
Bill Hader
1999
Freaks and Geeks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2004
Anchorman
Yes
Yes
Yes
2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2007
Knocked Up
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2007
Superbad
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
Pineapple Express
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Yes
Yes
2008
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008
Horton Hears a Who!
Yes
Yes
Yes
2009
Funny People
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2009
Fanboys
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Yes
Yes
2011
Your Highness
Yes
Yes
2012
This Is 40
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2013
This Is the End
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Yes
Yes
Yes
2014
The Interview
Yes
Yes
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Yes
Yes
2016
Sausage Party
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Filmography:
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
All the Real Girls
Bust-Ass
2006
The Foot Fist Way
Fred Simmons
Writer
2007
Hot Rod
Rico Brown
2007
Superbad
Buddy at Party
Uncredited
2007
The Heartbreak Kid
Martin
2008
Drillbit Taylor
Don Armstrong
2008
Pineapple Express
Red
2008
Tropic Thunder
Cody Underwood
2009
Fanboys
Head of Security
Uncredited
2009
Observe and Report
Caucasian Crackhead
2009
Land of the Lost
Will Stanton
2009
Up in the Air
Jim Miller
2010
Despicable Me
Fred McDade
Voice
2010
Due Date
Lonnie
2011
Your Highness
Thadeous
Writer,
Executive producer
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Wolf Boss
Voice
2011
30 Minutes or Less
Dwayne King
2013
As I Lay Dying
Vernon Tull
2013
This Is the End
Danny McBride
2014
The Sound and the Fury
Police Sheriff
Cameo
2015
Don Verdean
Tony Lazarus
2015
Hell & Back
Orpheus
Voice,
Post-production
2015
Aloha
Colonel Lacy
2016
Angry Birds
Bomb
Voice
TBA
In Dubious Battle
Tramp
Filming
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007
Drunk History
George Washington
Volume 3
2009-2013
Eastbound & Down
Kenny Powers
creator,
writer,
executive producer,
Series regular
2011
Good Vibes
Voneeta Teets
Voice,
Series regular
2013
Clear History
Frank
Movie
2014
Chozen
Jimmy
Voice,
Series regular,
executive producer
Other
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
MCA
Music video
2013
YOLO
Drug-dealer
Cameo, The Lonely Island song
2013
Grand Theft Auto V
Duane Earl
Voice, My Blaine County DJ

Daniel Richard "Danny" McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and stand-up comedian. Personal life: McBride was born in Statesboro, Georgia. His mother and stepfather work at Marine Corps Base Quantico as civilian support. On his father's side, McBride has ancestors from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. His mother performed sermons in church using puppets, and McBride has stated that his "interest in telling stories comes from her". He was raised in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he graduated from Courtland High School and attended North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. McBride married Gia Ruiz in October 2010, at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, California. The couple has a son, Declan, born in 2011. Career: In 2006, McBride played Fred Simmons in the low-budget comedy film The Foot Fist Way, which he co-wrote with collaborators Jody Hill and Ben Best. He appeared in character as Simmons to promote the film on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on February 26, 2008. He wrote and starred in the HBO original comedy series Eastbound & Down (also a collaboration with Hill and Best), as Kenny Powers, a washed up former major league baseball pitcher with anger management issues. The show was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions, and the pilot episode premiered on February 15, 2009 featuring guest appearances from frequent collaborators Will Ferrell and Craig Robinson. On April 8, 2009, HBO announced it had renewed the series for a second season. On July 2, 2012 HBO renewed the series for a fourth season. In March 2009, because of his role as Powers, he received an offer to play professional baseball for the Pensacola Pelicans, a minor league team in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with K-Swiss shoes and played the eponymous roadie in the Tenacious D music video for "Roadie" in 2012. Additional film appearances include All the Real Girls, Hot Rod, Land of the Lost, 30 Minutes or Less, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Observe and Report, Due Date, Your Highness and This Is the End. Frequent collaborations Year Title Seth Rogen James Franco Jonah Hill Jay Baruchel Danny McBride Craig Robinson Steve Carell Paul Rudd Jason Segel Elizabeth Banks Judd Apatow Leslie Mann Michael Cera Bill Hader 1999 Freaks and Geeks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2004 Anchorman Yes Yes Yes 2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2007 Knocked Up Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2007 Superbad Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 Pineapple Express Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Yes Yes 2008 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Yes Yes Yes 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2008 Horton Hears a Who! Yes Yes Yes 2009 Funny People Yes Yes Yes Yes 2009 Fanboys Yes Yes Yes Yes 2010 How to Train Your Dragon Yes Yes 2011 Your Highness Yes Yes 2012 This Is 40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2013 This Is the End Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Yes Yes Yes 2014 The Interview Yes Yes 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Yes Yes 2016 Sausage Party Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Filmography: Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 All the Real Girls Bust-Ass 2006 The Foot Fist Way Fred Simmons Writer 2007 Hot Rod Rico Brown 2007 Superbad Buddy at Party Uncredited 2007 The Heartbreak Kid Martin 2008 Drillbit Taylor Don Armstrong 2008 Pineapple Express Red 2008 Tropic Thunder Cody Underwood 2009 Fanboys Head of Security Uncredited 2009 Observe and Report Caucasian Crackhead 2009 Land of the Lost Will Stanton 2009 Up in the Air Jim Miller 2010 Despicable Me Fred McDade Voice 2010 Due Date Lonnie 2011 Your Highness Thadeous Writer, Executive producer 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Wolf Boss Voice 2011 30 Minutes or Less Dwayne King 2013 As I Lay Dying Vernon Tull 2013 This Is the End Danny McBride 2014 The Sound and the Fury Police Sheriff Cameo 2015 Don Verdean Tony Lazarus 2015 Hell & Back Orpheus Voice, Post-production 2015 Aloha Colonel Lacy 2016 Angry Birds Bomb Voice TBA In Dubious Battle Tramp Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Drunk History George Washington Volume 3 2009-2013 Eastbound & Down Kenny Powers creator, writer, executive producer, Series regular 2011 Good Vibes Voneeta Teets Voice, Series regular 2013 Clear History Frank Movie 2014 Chozen Jimmy Voice, Series regular, executive producer Other Year Title Role Notes 2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited MCA Music video 2013 YOLO Drug-dealer Cameo, The Lonely Island song 2013 Grand Theft Auto V Duane Earl Voice, My Blaine County DJSource: WikipediaText from this biography licensed under creative commons license